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Stocks Slip Before the Open as Hawkish Fed Outlook Weighs on Sentiment, ECB Decision in Focus

June S&P 500 futures (ESM23) are down -0.29%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM23) are down -0.57% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices finished the regular session mixed as hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve weighed on sentiment, while investors also awaited key U.S. retail sales data.

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Toyota hints new WEC junior Miyata could succeed Kobayashi

Japanese youngster Miyata, a race winner in both Super Formula and SUPER GT, was named as the latest member of Toyota’s WEC Challenge programme in the lead-up to last weekend’s Le Mans 24 Hours, and was embedded within the team for the French classic.

Autosport

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian fighter pilots learning to fly F-16 jets as Kyiv claims progress in counteroffensive – as it happened

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg says Ukrainian personnel being trained so when planes are delivered, pilots are ready

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Why a SUPER GT veteran loves Japan’s new GT3 alternative

If you’re a team looking to campaign GT3 machinery on some of Japan’s finest racetracks, lately you have been rather spoiled for choice.

Motorsport

Denmark Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups

Lars Søndergaard recently called up 24 players for two friendlies against Sweden and Japan.

FourFourTwo

Chinese lens manufacturers have “started to outdo the Japanese ones”

Lenses from Chinese brands are now so good that Japanese-built optics have no clear advantage

Digital Camera World

Thai women's doubles pairs brighten day

Thai women's doubles pairs Benyapa Aimsaard/Nuntakarn Aimsaard and Jongkolphan Kititharakul/Rawinda Prajongjai moved into the last 16 of the US$1,250,000 BWF Indonesia Open in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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IAEA chief to visit Japan for talks on ocean discharge

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is making arrangements to visit Japan in early July for meetings about the planned release into the ocean of treated water that contains tritium from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a government source said.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Businesswoman from Russia helps Ukrainian come to Japan

NIIGATA -- A Russian businesswoman living in Japan has become a guarantor for a Ukrainian national who fled his home country to live here.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Chicago woman who went missing in Japan for 10 days is found safe

‘We’re relieved to share that we’ve obtained our beloved daughter, sister and cousin Kandace Schipper’s location,’ family says

The Independent UK

Chicago family desperate for answers after woman goes missing on trip to Japan

‘Is she being being held somewhere against her will? Is she hurt? There’s nothing we can even do,’ Kandace Schipper’s brother-n-law says

The Independent UK

Kai Taylor does mum Hayley Lewis proud with 200m freestyle win

Kai Taylor has the chance to emulate his swimming-great mother Hayley Lewis after booking his ticket to the world championships in Japan.

The New Daily

Satomi Watanabe wants to inspire juniors in her country

Japanese top squash player on Tour

The Hindu

Arsenal announce the departure of Japan international Mana Iwabuchi

Midfielder Mana Iwabuchi becomes the latest Arsenal player to leave the club following the expiration of her contract

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The Hindu

Squash World Cup: India gets off to a rousing start by blanking Hong Kong

The host, seeded two, turned on the heat when it mattered to blank its opponent 4-0 in its first Group-B match on a day when all the fancied teams — top-seeded Egypt, third seed Japan, and Malaysia, seeded fourth — won with ease

Daily Record

Reo Hatate sets the Celtic transfer exit rules amid swirling Tottenham rumours as he aims for 'high level'

The midfielder is currently with the Japan squad ahead of clashes with El Salvador and Peru.

The Guardian - AU

‘Much more ambitious’: Australia to deepen partnership with Nato as it opens Japan office

Rise of China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine prompt more coordination between Europe, North America and the Indo-Pacific, expert says

Evening Standard

Teenage Japanese army trainee shoots dead two at firing range

An 18-year-old Japanese army trainee shot dead two fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base on Wednesday, officials said.

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Assam’s Japan-funded water supply project hit by frequent pipeline bursts

Frequently bursting pipelines of a Japan-funded water supply project in Guwahati have put the Assam government on the back foot

The Independent UK

18-year-old trainee shot 3 soldiers at firing range on Japanese army base, killing 2, officials say

Officials say an 18-year-old army trainee shot three fellow soldiers at a firing range on a Japanese army base, killing two of them

The Independent UK

Toyota shareholders reject proposal demanding better performance on climate change

Toyota executives have fielded challenges and reaped praise from investors at an annual general meeting where shareholders ultimately rejected demands the automaker do better on fighting climate change

Al Jazeera

Two killed, one wounded in shooting at Japan military range

Local media say a teenage soldier has been arrested in connection with the attack.

Bangkok Post

Asia’s gamblers cheer wave of legalisation

MACAU: In a sea change for the traditionally conservative region, some of the biggest tourism spots in Asia and the Middle East are moving toward building or allowing their first casinos, raising competitive pressure on existing hubs like Macau.

The Independent UK

Biden dispatching Sullivan to Tokyo for talks with Japan, Philippines, South Korea officials

President Joe Biden is dispatching White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan to Tokyo this week for talks with his counterparts from Japan, Philippines and South Korea

Bangkok Post

Time for an Asian Monetary Fund

Although the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has long been the most prominent global institution for promoting financial stability, calls to create regional alternatives are growing louder.

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